Anderson's shrew is a medium-sized shrew with large ears. In India it has been recorded in several settings, including grassy places near water and plantations.
It is a medium-sized shrew with large ears and pale gray fur. Yellowish throat and pectoral fur is not always evident.
Indian records include gardens and grassy embankments near water, brushwood in plantations, the bases of stone walls, and arid country.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.